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  Letter, Citation only

• Rescue the credit of your department...

  Hamilton chastises McHenry for the "insufficiency of the existing plan" of providing clothing and tents and implores him to make the corrections that will rescue the reputation of his department.

• Promotion of Eli Forbes

  Hamilton observes that the promotion of Eli Forbes to Captain should take place unless the rules of promotion to be adopted would be an obstacle to the promotion.

• Deficiencies complained of have been obviated...

  Quotes from Josias Carvel Hall's letter of June 25, 1799 concerning the shortage of clothing and states: "I trust that...the deficiencies complained of have been obviated. The continually increasing catalogue is very embarrassing."

• RE Army Recruiting & Organization of Individual Regiments.

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting and concerning the organization of individual regiments.

• RE Army Recruiting & Organization of Individual Regiments

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting and concerning the organization of individual regiments.
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  Describes Quarto Books for Army

  The Secretary of War requests information about the army's orderly books, made out of quarto foolscap paper, bound with leather on the corners and marble paper on the boards.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Deveaux that his claim cannot be acted upon until a muster roll is received.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 02/03/1800.
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  Administration of individual officers and soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers
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  Explains Clothing Contracts in Preparation for Autumn

  Outlines instructions to supply clothing, explaining the lateness of the season. Concerned that clothing be produced before autumn. Links clothing with recruitment. Requests communication with officers.

• Clothing, Pay, and Rations for Private Servants, Etc.

  McHenry discusses regulations regarding officers' private servants and the drawing of provisions for "the Children of the Army"

• Suspend the Recruiting Service until the whole of the clothing is in store...

  McHenry discusses contracts for supplying clothing to the Army and shipments of clothing already purchased for the Army regiments. He warns that recruiting should be suspended until recruits can be assured of receiving their allotted clothing.
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  Question of Payment for those Not Authorized by Law

  Vance is handing over vouchers for the payment of the volunteers on the Northampton Expedition. He notes that the muster contains a surgeon, quartermaster, lieutenant, and black men, and there is no law authorizing payment to those persons. He has submitted the question to the Secretary of War for his decision.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Heth, 02/24/1800.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Bradish, 07/17/1799.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Jackson, 07/16/1799.
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  Account of Medicines Expended July to Dec 1798 by Doctor Hugh Scott at Fort Fayette

  Attaches an account of medicines expended July to Dec 1798 by Doctor Hugh Scott at Fort Fayette. Scott notes that the proper vouchers are contained, but if more are necessary, General Wilkerson will give it. Scott asks that he be paid money that is overdue.

• RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers

• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay

• RE Recommendations for Army and Navy Appointments

  Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments

• RE Organization of Individual Regiments & Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments and concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay

• RE Recommendations for Army and Navy Appointments

  Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments

• RE Army and Navy Appointments

  Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments
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  Secretary of the State's Opinion Regarding Presidential Power Over Officers' Commissions, Relative to the Court Martial of Richard Hunt

  Pickering submits his observations concerning the question of presidential power in officer's commissions and of the propriety of Sgt. Richard Hunt's court martial. Believes that an officer's commission is evidence of appointment, rather than the substance of it, and that Hunt merits death because his desertion was exacerbated by fraud [stealing the company payroll with which he was entrusted].